§ 12. Mr. Fletcherasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware of the increasing hardship being caused to tenants in Islington and elsewhere as a result of the growing pressure for accommodation and the continuing shortage of houses in overcrowded boroughs; and if he will take steps to stop any further decontrol under the Rent Acts.
§ Mr. BrookeI am well aware of the housing situation in London, but to suspend the decontrol provisions of the Rent Act would only reduce the amount of accommodation to let.